2017 Taupo TRS round

The 2017 Taupo TRS round was the fourth round of the 2017 Toyota Racing Series. The event was held at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, in Taupō, New Zealand from 4 to 5 February 2017.

Race details
Date 4-5 February 2017
Official name Taupo TRS round
Location Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupō
Course Permanent road course
3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Overall results
Podium
FirstNew Zealand Marcus ArmstrongM2 Competition
SecondIndia Jehan DaruvalaM2 Competition
ThirdAustralia Thomas RandleVictory Motor Racing

Report

Practice

Thomas Randle continued his front-running form by achieving the fastest time in four out of the five practice sessions during the weekend. The only other driver to top the timesheets during practice was Marcus Armstrong, who went fastest in Practice Four.

Session Day Fastest lap
No. Driver Team Time
Practice 1 Thursday 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:24.179
Practice 2 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:23.699
Practice 3 Friday 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:23.524
Practice 4 8 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 1:23.180
Practice 5 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:22.994

Qualifying

Armstrong grabbed his first Toyota Racing Series pole position with a time of 1:23.383, with Jehan Daruvala in second and Brendon Leitch in third.

Pos No Driver Team Lap Grid
1 8 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 1:23.383 1
2 9 India Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 1:23.436 2
3 3 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 1:23.536 3
4 5 Brazil Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 1:23.543 4
5 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:23.549 5
6 83 Canada Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 1:23.660 6
7 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 1:23.718 7
8 65 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 1:23.928 8
9 62 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 1:23.989 9
10 26 Australia Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 1:24.001 10
11 10 France Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 1:24.029 11
12 11 New Zealand Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 1:24.087 12
13 33 United States Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 1:24.131 13
14 96 Australia Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 1:24.306 14
15 47 Germany Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 1:24.526 15
16 51 United States Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 1:24.669 16
17 80 Russia Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 1:24.886 17
18 12 Brazil Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 1:24.900 18
19 24 India Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 1:25.198 19
20 27 France Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 1:25.396 20
Source(s): [1]

Race

A strong start followed by fast, consistent race pace meant that Leitch would grab his first race win of the year. Armstrong finished second and Daruvala third.

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 3 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 15 21min 16.000sec 3
2 8 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 15 + 1.536 s 1
3 9 India Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 15 + 3.763 s 2
4 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 15 + 3.860 s 5
5 5 Brazil Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 15 + 6.334 s 4
6 83 Canada Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 15 + 9.783 s 6
7 65 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 15 + 10.915 s 8
8 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 15 + 11.564 s 7
9 96 Australia Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 15 + 18.441 s 14
10 47 Germany Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 15 + 20.975 s 15
11 10 France Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 15 + 21.807 s 11
12 24 India Ameya Vaidyantahan MTEC Motorsport 15 + 22.180 s 19
13 26 Australia Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 15 + 23.595 s 10
14 51 United States Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 15 + 24.091 s 16
15 12 Brazil Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 15 + 24.966 s 18
16 80 Russia Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 15 + 25.946 s 17
17 27 France Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 15 + 35.675 s 20
Ret 62 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 0 Accident 9
Ret 11 New Zealand Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 0 Accident 12
Ret 33 United States Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 0 Accident 13
Fastest Lap: Brendon Leitch (Victory Motor Racing) – 1:24.315
Source(s): [2]

Race 2

Pedro Piquet held off a rampant Thomas Randle to take his second win of the year, with Daruvala in third.

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 5 Brazil Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 15 23min 01.308sec 3
2 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 15 + 0.563 s 1
3 9 India Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 15 + 1.269 s 1
4 8 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 15 + 2.565 s 1
5 3 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 15 + 2.884 s 1
6 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 15 + 4.712 s 1
7 65 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 15 + 5.007 s 1
8 96 Australia Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 15 + 8.029 s 1
9 10 France Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 15 + 9.306 s 1
10 47 Germany Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 15 + 9.454 s 1
11 83 Canada Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 15 + 11.169 s 1
12 12 Brazil Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 15 + 11.585 s 1
13 80 Russia Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 15 + 12.360 s 1
14 51 United States Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 15 + 12.837 s 1
15 11 New Zealand Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 15 + 13.208 s 1
16 62 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 15 + 58.379 s 1
17 24 India Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 12 + 3 laps 1
Ret 26 Australia Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 11 Retired 1
Ret 33 United States Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 1 Retired 1
Ret 27 France Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 1 Retired 1
Fastest Lap: Taylor Cockerton (MTEC Motorsport) – 1:24.290
Source(s): [3]


Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 8 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 20 29min 57.431sec 3
2 9 India Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 20 + 6.723 s 1
3 62 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 20 + 16.654 s 1
4 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 20 + 16.797 s 1
5 5 Brazil Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 20 + 17.777 s 1
6 11 New Zealand Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 20 + 19.464 s 1
7 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 20 + 23.726 s 1
8 3 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 20 + 23.922 s 1
9 83 Canada Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 20 + 24.791 s 1
10 26 Australia Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 20 + 26.221 s 1
11 65 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 20 + 27.202 s 1
12 96 Australia Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 20 + 29.093 s 1
13 47 Germany Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 20 + 31.336 s 1
14 24 India Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 20 + 31.692 s 1
15 12 Brazil Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 20 + 33.271 s 1
16 80 Russia Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 20 + 33.693 s 1
17 51 United States Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 20 + 34.063 s 1
18 10 France Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 20 + 34.678 s 1
19 27 France Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 20 + 48.265 s 1
Ret 33 United States Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 0 Retired 1
Fastest Lap: Jehan Daruvala (M2 Competition) – 1:24.590
Source(s): [4]

References
  1. "MSNZ Premier Championship Series 2017 - Taupo 3-5 February - QUALIFYING" (PDF). toyota.co.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. "MSNZ Premier Championship Series 2017 - Taupo 3-5 February - RACE 1" (PDF). toyota.co.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. "MSNZ Premier Championship Series 2017 - Taupo 3-5 February - RACE 2" (PDF). toyota.co.nz. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. "MSNZ Premier Championship Series 2017 - Taupo 3-5 February - RACE 3" (PDF). toyota.co.nz. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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